Film

The Drug King

2018 · 2h 19m · Crime · Action · Drama

He who was a criminal and a patriot.

IMDb

6.2

Rotten Tomatoes

75%

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

Song Kang-ho

Lee Doo-sam

Cho Jung-seok

Kim In-goo

Bae Doona

Kim Jeong-ah

Kim So-jin

Seong Sook-kyeong

Kim Dae-myung

Lee Doo-hwan

Lee Sung-min

Seo Sang-hoon

Lee Hee-jun

Choi Jin-pil

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Seong-gang

Yoon Je-moon

Kim Soon-pyeong

Song Young-chang

UN Ambassador

Kim Hae-gon

Baek Woon-chang

Lee Jung-ok

Yoon Kang-sik

Park Ji-hwan

Wang Moon-ho

Lee Bong-ryeon

Lee Doo-sook

Choi Deok-moon

President Goo

Lee Seo-hwan

Warble Fly

• Woo Min-hoDirector · Writer
• Lee Ji-minWriter
• Kim Jin-wooProducer
• Kim Do-suExecutive Producer
• William KimExecutive Producer
• Kang SarahExecutive Producer
• Kang Kwan-hoExecutive Producer
• Go Rak-sunDirector of Photography
• Jo Yeong-wookOriginal Music Composer
• Hong Dae-sungOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 19, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

19

Genres

Crime, Action, Drama

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